Yes, we have a new scale in our house. It tracks your weight for you and your goal and your BMI. This scale says I weigh less..... and I didn't even do any work... LOL
Weight - 258.8lbs (still a somewhat heavy day)
BMI - 39.5
So, there is the starting point.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
The Pill
Yes, I have been one to be on it. I like the ease of it. But, Last night I looked up the side effects. I had to read them twice. Now I am not blaming everything on it, but one has to wonder. Side effects being - weight gain, hmmm interesting.... mood swings, yup had some of them.... Breast tenderness, definitely.... Tiredness, does wanting to sleep all day count?....Upset stomach, goes hand in hand with not wanting to get out of bed.... depression, that one I don't thing I'm struggling with. I was debating staying on it. Hubby said whatever you want, when I told him side effects, he said " so when do they go away?" LOL. So, needless to say with the weight struggle the pill is ending.... And we shall see how it effects things.
Hopefully now I can lose some weight. Before being on the pill, I could work out(walk steady/jog intervals) for about a month and would see results. Since the pill I have to work and work and work and work and in a month if I feel a little better I am doing good and normally see no change otherwise... so, we shall see what happens.
Talk to you later,
Hopefully now I can lose some weight. Before being on the pill, I could work out(walk steady/jog intervals) for about a month and would see results. Since the pill I have to work and work and work and work and in a month if I feel a little better I am doing good and normally see no change otherwise... so, we shall see what happens.
Talk to you later,
Thursday, July 26, 2007
1st Measurements
Height: 5'8
Weight: 261lbs
Chest: 52 (wearing good white bra)
Ribcage: 39
Bicep: 14.5
Waist: 46 (around the belly button)
Hip: 49
Thigh: 29
Weight: 261lbs
Chest: 52 (wearing good white bra)
Ribcage: 39
Bicep: 14.5
Waist: 46 (around the belly button)
Hip: 49
Thigh: 29
Starting Off
Ok, I am still feeling kinda funny about this one. I know I know it's a choice. But, I figure maybe, just maybe I can reach out to someone or I will post something I am struggling with and someone else will read it and go "I've been there, this is what I did". Maybe high hopes, as I am not sure exactly who would read this anyways.....
So, this is about losing some weight. It's been hanging around my body far too long. I want to lose it. I am going to post measurements and such here. What I have been doing to try to get rid of the weight and all the good stuff. So, on with the good stuff... if your hear reading it, I hope it helps... or that you enjoy the read.
So, I started off March 26, I weighed 269 and I do believe that was on a heavy day too. I made the effort to walk. I Walked 14 times the long way for the mail 4 of those times were the long way to and the long way from. What I mean by the long way is the I am thinking about 3km way around, rather than the 500meters straight up the street.
April 8th, I weighed in where I have been sitting weight wise it seems for the past 3 or 4 years. 264 lbs. Ouch I know. I did sit at 210 for a long time, and I felt better then. Not so tired. I still didn't feel as good as when I weighted about 180lbs(mind you I was in high school, and skating at the time).
We then started working in April. Work is physical, and I tend not to add anything after work or before, as I am often thinking it's a workout enough to walk around and do squats with my 20lb pouch on. I should be doing something more I know.
We are working outside from April, until we have to stop basically because we have run out of work or warmer weather.
In May I decided I was going to try not to eat french fries. As we are on the road a lot and eat out most of the time, and it is hard not to have a meal that on the menu comes with fries. That was what I was going for in May/June. I was not succeeding. It's far to easy to say "I worked hard today, I can eat whatever I want!" not the case.
The middle to end of June I made the decision that my "no fries" wasn't a strong enough conviction. So, I told myself that I was going to avoid fries, but that once in awhile it was ok. I don't think I have had fries since. Now being on the road we drink a lot of pop too. I also in June when I reassessed my "fries" stance, told myself I need to stop drinking so much pop. I am going to drink uncarbonated drinks. I have been mostly successful with this, though I have had pop probably one bottle a week, this beats having more. I feel good about that. I do think that the bottled iced tea and such that I have replaced it with still has very high sugar and calories, but that it is far better for me than the pop. I want to eventually switch to water with fewer iced teas and will get there eventually. One step at a time.
Now, I weighed myself on July 21. I weighed 261lbs. Loss of 3lbs. I believe this is a "heavy day" weight, and that I may be down even a little more, though it could have been optical illusion from the heat too, time will tell.
So, this is about losing some weight. It's been hanging around my body far too long. I want to lose it. I am going to post measurements and such here. What I have been doing to try to get rid of the weight and all the good stuff. So, on with the good stuff... if your hear reading it, I hope it helps... or that you enjoy the read.
So, I started off March 26, I weighed 269 and I do believe that was on a heavy day too. I made the effort to walk. I Walked 14 times the long way for the mail 4 of those times were the long way to and the long way from. What I mean by the long way is the I am thinking about 3km way around, rather than the 500meters straight up the street.
April 8th, I weighed in where I have been sitting weight wise it seems for the past 3 or 4 years. 264 lbs. Ouch I know. I did sit at 210 for a long time, and I felt better then. Not so tired. I still didn't feel as good as when I weighted about 180lbs(mind you I was in high school, and skating at the time).
We then started working in April. Work is physical, and I tend not to add anything after work or before, as I am often thinking it's a workout enough to walk around and do squats with my 20lb pouch on. I should be doing something more I know.
We are working outside from April, until we have to stop basically because we have run out of work or warmer weather.
In May I decided I was going to try not to eat french fries. As we are on the road a lot and eat out most of the time, and it is hard not to have a meal that on the menu comes with fries. That was what I was going for in May/June. I was not succeeding. It's far to easy to say "I worked hard today, I can eat whatever I want!" not the case.
The middle to end of June I made the decision that my "no fries" wasn't a strong enough conviction. So, I told myself that I was going to avoid fries, but that once in awhile it was ok. I don't think I have had fries since. Now being on the road we drink a lot of pop too. I also in June when I reassessed my "fries" stance, told myself I need to stop drinking so much pop. I am going to drink uncarbonated drinks. I have been mostly successful with this, though I have had pop probably one bottle a week, this beats having more. I feel good about that. I do think that the bottled iced tea and such that I have replaced it with still has very high sugar and calories, but that it is far better for me than the pop. I want to eventually switch to water with fewer iced teas and will get there eventually. One step at a time.
Now, I weighed myself on July 21. I weighed 261lbs. Loss of 3lbs. I believe this is a "heavy day" weight, and that I may be down even a little more, though it could have been optical illusion from the heat too, time will tell.
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